Self-help

resistance to helping publicly, preference for helping in background

Request: Is it spiritual ego that believes staying anonymous when possible is "more correct"? Or is wanting acknowledgment indeed a lower intention compared to helping from behind the scenes?

Clear your Sh*t, by Dane Tomas

Request: Uses Hawkins' scale to get rid of emotional blockages. I'm skeptical if this is useful, as the author seems to emphasize on removing blockages instead of being loving and kind. He also has the extreme aim of clearing everything that's not LoC1000.

level: real attractiveness isn't about looks

"people who are perceived as more attractive are more likely to give—and givers are seen as more attractive” -- rd.com.

Deepwander

"harnesses state-of-the-art AI to meld the reflective practice of journaling with therapeutic frameworks and techniques, fostering profound self-awareness" -- deepwander.com.

"I deserve good things"

Priority request: The statement seems crucial to self esteem, as well as being able to value and enjoy life. Whether or not deservingness is constructive as a concept seems less important than the affirmation that one is fundamentally worthy of blessings, grace and forgiveness.

Making Love: Sexual Love the Divine Way, by Barry Long

Long "restores the place of romance and gives couples very practical advice on how to change their sexual behaviours so that they can realign their love for each other with the love of God" -- amazon.

The Superbeings: The Superselling Guide to Finding Your Higher Self

by John Randolph Price. "This book will demonstrate, step-by-step, how you, too, can be well--spiritually, mentally, emotional, physically and financially -- how you, too, can become one of the SUPERBEINGS" -- amazon.

prohibition of having a relationship with another spiritual teacher

Request: Wanting to hold the Doc in my mind, I am met with a kind of feeling that I "shouldn't" do it. The argument is the existence of Christ... [Still,] a Christian cannot betray Christ... just because he maintains a "different" teacher in his mind. I wonder what is behind this "prohibition".

We've Got Issues, by Phil McGraw

How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity (subtitle). "come home to our core values, fortify our families, and re-embrace self-determination and self-governance." Priority request.

12-step programs

Calibrated in Truth vs. Falsehood at 540. The motivation, awareness and focus is high, but what about the overall effect, all things considered?

Six Steps of Schizophrenics Anonymous

Request: Based on the twelve steps. I hope to use this with patients of mine. How does this program calibrate?

fear of rejection

Request: Common concern for people.

being hard on yourself

Request: Always feels awful - like consenting to ruthlessness toward oneself.

statement: thankfulness for something potentiates receiving more of it

Priority request: being grateful for things like opportunities, relationships, and material things will tend to increase their presence in our lives as love dissipates the expectation of loss... It brings awareness to positivity and recontextualizes disappointment.

situationship

"characterized by emotional intimacy, spending time together, and often involves a physical and sexual component. However, partners won’t define their relationship, place it into a category, or set clear boundaries" -- choosingtherapy.com